QA Engineer
Location: GB, LND, London
Department: QA
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Games
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Space Ape Games is an Award Winning Mobile/Social Gaming startup founded in 2012. We’re a small, high-performing team with big aspirations to make the highest quality and most successful games on your smart phone and tablet.We believe that the trait nearly all of the most successful games on mobile and tablet have in common is that they were made by talented teams with lots of experience working together. There are tens of thousands of app developers, but only a handful of really good, really experienced, well gelled teams out there.Accordingly, everyone on our team is an “A-player” with deep gaming experience. We are some of the key guys and gals behind the biggest games on Facebook and on the internet. Our team is behind a #1 game on Facebook, two #2 games on facebook, and one of the biggest virtual worlds for kids on the planet. And now with Samurai Siege we have a US top 50 grossing app (top 10 in some countries) played by more than 7m people in it’s first few months since launch.We love great tech. Not for its own sake but because we make games for big audiences and that means it’s got to work all the time. Because we are in a competitive space and that means we need to be fast and efficient. We are serious about sprint management. It’s good for our game, and keeps us focused.We are a creative company tempered by great analytics. Smart analytics can make a good game even better. But we think analytics alone makes soulless products. Why choose just one?

Job description:
As a QA Engineer for Space Ape you’ll be the first line of defence between our fast paced product iterations and our millions of users. You’ll be a key part of the delivery team, working closely with developers, artists, product managers and other QA engineers both internally and externally to produce products we’re deeply proud of and make sure our users have the best experience possible.We’re looking for someone that can find, log and track the progress of issues and work with the rest of the team to ensure they don’t make it live. You’ll build and improve comprehensive test plans based on feature specs, play testing and live feedback, and work to continuously improve our testing effectiveness.ResponsibilitiesFirst and foremost: Ensure our games are of the highest quality.Respond to the needs of the development team.Create high quality, accurate bug reports.Simultaneously manage structured tasks with impromptu requests.Review existing QA processes and suggest improvements.Stepping up in the absence of senior members.Contributing to Space Ape’s future.

Requirements:
We’re looking for:3+ years of games QA experience.A self-motivated individual with a “can do” attitude.A passionate gamer.QA experience on mobile or social games.Experience working in an agile environment.Knowledge of bug reporting workflow, and bug management.Experience creating test cases, and reporting results.Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.A friendly and outgoing personality.Ideally, you’d have:Experience working with external testers.Experience working on live games.Experience working with community support; addressing the needs of our players.Degree in Computer Science or other relevant qualifications.Indie game experience or other personal gaming related projects.A taste for free, quality biscuits.

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